FORMS(3) | Library Functions Manual | FORMS(3)

# NAME

field_arg, field_type, set_field_type — form library

# LIBRARY

Curses Form Library (libform, -lform)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <form.h>

char *
field_arg(FIELD *field);

FIELDTYPE *
field_type(FIELD *field);

int
set_field_type(FIELD *field, FIELDTYPE *type, ...);

# DESCRIPTION

The field_arg() function returns the field type arguments that are associated with the given field. The field_type() function returns the field type structure associated with the given field, this type can be set by calling the set_field_type() function which associates the given field type with the field, the third and subsequent parameters are field dependent arguments.

# RETURN VALUES

Functions returning pointers will return NULL if an error is detected. The functions that return an int will return one of the following error values:

E_OK
  The function was successful.

# SEE ALSO

curses(3), forms(3)

# NOTES

The header <form.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

January 1, 2001 | NetBSD 7.2